Chain mounting for reflector buttons



Sept. 27, 1938. w. H. SE ARIGI -IT v2,131,123v

CHAIN MOUNTING FORREFLECTOR BUTTONS 7 Filed Aug. 20; 1934 .rsanasse ear, 1933: J 12,131,123

UNITED. STATES PATENT..O.FFICE ;TI

Warma, m4, Serial No. "#415,591. 1...

This invention is directed to new and useiul Extehding-lziterallyat oppositefsides of the base improvements in mountings for. autocollimators oi the housing I are'ears I provided wit'h aperor reflector buttons used in forming reflecting tu'res L'One of these ears on' each-of these housings is oifset from its "oppositeear sons to Its primary objectis. to provide a plurality of befona slightly higher'horizontal'plane.foiithe 5' I casings adapted-to house such reflector; buttons purpose'hereinafter described. A plurality} of I pivotally joined together at their bases'lby, means such housings are pivotally joined .togetherlby of laterallyextending ears to form a fie xible means of relativelyfragile hollow 'rivets'lfposichain whereby characters of anyv desired 'shape- 'tio'ned through the apertures .4 of thee'arsl. i In can be formed and secured to a panel. securing them together inithismanner' each 'ofl- 10, i

Afurther objectus to provide such earswith set ear is positioned over a non-onset ear on an apertures through which they-may be secured in adjacent device. "-Thus' the. level of the swim position on a panel. I bled chain is maintained; v

fStill a further object is to provide relatively The glass reflector buttons I are of tapered l5 fragile members for holding the mountings tocylindrical shape each having an object lens I getlienthrough the ears whereby the chain may and a reflecting portion I and provided with a be manually severed at any desired point as is shoulder 9 adapted to coact with the shoulder I necessitated in forming characters which make of the housing I to hold the button from excess up the sign. forward movement through the housing. A met- Another object is to provide such a chain of al cap it flts around the rear portion of the glass mountings which will maintain the reflector butbutton 0. The shoulders O and I prevent forward tons in uniform spaced relationship. motionof the button, the cap it assures a snug Still another object is to provide a series of flt against the walls of the housing and the housconnected reflector button housings which will ing is so dimensioned that it will permit the rear 88 greatly facilitate the forming of reflector signs of the cap [0 to extend rearwardly slightly. so 35 either in the fleld or at the factory without necesthat when the housing is secured to a panel the ,sitating any prior preparation of the sign panels. panel will press against the cap and hold it Another object is to provide such housings for securely in position. the buttons which will securely hold the buttons An alternative or supplemental means for holdin operative position after attachment to the sign ing the button in position is indicated in Fig. 5 3.

panel. I in which a rivet II is providedwith an extension A further object is to provide mountings of I 2 adapted to be positioned across a part of the simple and inexpensive construction. rear of the housing as shown in Fig.3.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent It is obvious that by meansof this chain con- 86 from an examination of the following detailed struction any characters can be formed for exdescription of this invention. I I ample as shown in Fig. 1 without preparing the In the drawing: panel forthe reception of the units By ex- I Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a reflectorsign amination oi" the word Stop formed on the formed by a plurality of chains of the mountings panel in Fig. '1 it will" be seen that characters 40 embodying this invention. S, O and P are each formed-by a continuous 40 Fig. 2 is a plan view of a chain of four mountchain of the units-and that the letter T is formed ings with reflectors. from two sho'rt'e'i chains. The chains can be Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the structure shown secured in the desired positions by means of nails I, I in Fig. 2 partly in section. or screws through the apertures 4 at any point.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of three mount- After a character is preliminarily formed the' ings without buttons, one being in section. chain may be manually severed to .do away with Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an alternative any excess units and also'the units can be simply type ofrivet for securing the housing together. joined together, if greater length of chain is In detail the individual mountings or housings needed by manual riveting.

i for the reflector buttons are stamped in the By use of this invention any desiredcombinaform of a tapered hollow cylindergopen at both tion of characters canbe quickly, simply, and inends with the upper edge turned in to form a expensively formed on a panel to construct an atshoulder 2 the edge of which describes a circle 7 tractive sign clearly legible in day and night.

of sufllcient diameter to permit the object lens. I claim:

ll of the reflector button to extend therethroughr 1. A mounting for reflector buttons comprisha plurality of housings,

hollow rivets extending through-said ears joining said housings together to form a separable chain.

3. A mounting for reflector buttons comprising a plurality of housings each housing comprising a hollow tapered cylinder open at both ends, the edge of the smaller end turned inwardly to form a shoulder, oppositely disposed laterally extending ears formed at the larger end and means ex-x tending through the ears of adjacent housings pivotally joining said housings to form a flexible chain of housings. 4. A panel mounting for reflector buttons comprising a plurality oi housings adapted to. partially encase suchbuttons, each housing comprising a hollow shell open at both ends. oppositely disposed laterally extending oflset cars at one end provided with apertures. vmeans extendingthrough the apertures, of complementary ears of adjacent housings to removably and pivotally join the housings together to form a flexible chain of housings, said ears adapted ,ior receiving means for securingsaid chain to a panel.

for reflector buttons comprising 5. A reflector sign comprising a panel, a plurality or reflector button housings, reflector buttons in saidhousings, oppositely disposed laterally extending ears formed with apertures on each housing, hollow members positioned through :said ear'portions Joining some of said housings,

characters formed by said Joined housings and means positioned through said hollow members for securing said housings to the panel.

Y 6. A mounting for reflector buttons comprising a plurality oi housings provided with open ends through which they receive reflector buttons, re-

- flector buttons in said housings, a pair or oppo- 'sitely disposed ears on each housing and means joining said 11 11188 together through said ears each such means provided with an extension portion. positionedin-a direction across the said open end of a housing to retain the button inthe housing.

- 7. Amounting for reflector buttons comprising aplurality of housings'providedfwith.open ends through which they receive reflector buttons, reflector buttons in said housings, a pair of oppo sitely disposed ears oneach housingand means Joining said housings together through said ears comprising a pluralityoi-rivets each withan extending arm positioned in a direction across the said-open end or'a housing to retain the button in the. housing. H. QEARI GHT. 

